沈郁強(Shen, Yuh-Chiang)

姓名:沈郁強(Shen, Yuh-Chiang)
職稱:研究員兼中醫藥臨床研究組組長
電話:2820 -1999 轉 9101、9121
E-mail : yuhcs@nricm.edu.tw
學歷:
國立陽明大學 藥理學研究所 博士
主要經歷:
國立中國醫藥研究所 中醫基礎醫學組 研究員
國立中國醫藥研究所 中醫基礎醫學組 副研究員
國立中國醫藥研究所 中醫基礎醫學組 助理研究員
國立台北護理健康大學 護理系兼任教授 (部定)
台北醫學大學中草藥學程 兼任副教授
國立中國醫藥研究所 博士後研究員
國家衛生研究院 癌症研究組 博士後研究員
臺灣大學醫學院附設醫院藥劑部高考二級薦任公職藥師
專長:
中藥對中風之保護機轉,白血球細胞及分子生物學,發炎機制與神經元之保護
研究簡介:
沈郁強研究員長期深耕創新中醫藥(iTCM)與中藥現代化,於COVID-19疫情期間全力投入,力助攻團隊成功研發臺灣清冠一號(NRICM101)與臺灣清冠二號(NRICM102),並結合次世代定序與多種動物模型,系統性解析其藥理與分子作用機制。疫情期間,清冠一號有效預防輕症惡化,清冠二號則顯著降低重症患者死亡率達74%,成為全球中醫藥參與重大傳染病防治的指標性成果。相關研究發表於國際頂尖期刊 Pharmacological Research(IF 10.334),並獲台北生技獎金獎等多項國內外獎項肯定。清冠一號已推廣至60餘國,國人公費使用累積逾200萬人次,創造超過百億新台幣經濟效益,展現深遠的臨床、公共衛生與產業影響力。
在此基礎上,沈研究員進一步證實清冠一號對A型流感及其變異株同樣具保護效果,可作為預防2025年流感重症的重要防疫工具;並運用COPD與Poly I:C動物模型,深入探討清冠系列中藥對先天免疫反應、Toll樣受體(TLR)、JAK/STAT、PI3K/AKT、NET形成及細胞激素風暴等關鍵訊號軸之調控機制,證實可減少肺部損傷、抑制免疫風暴與血栓形成,展現優異的抗病毒與抗發炎潛力。清冠二號則進一步擴展應用至慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)與急性病毒性肺炎,並結合真實世界數據(RWD)與臨床試驗設計,積極回應國人慢性呼吸道疾病與急性肺損傷之未滿足醫療需求。
在適應症拓展方面,沈研究員持續推進臺灣清冠系列的臨床版圖:清冠一號已延伸應用於COVID後腦霧(long COVID brain fog);清冠二號則聚焦食物中毒(邦克烈酸 bongkrekic acid)所致多重器官衰竭及COPD相關肺纖維化,其抗發炎與抗纖維化效果優於類固醇,填補現有治療空窗,為肺纖維化及多重器官衰竭患者帶來實質新契機。
從急性傳染病防治進展至神經退行性疾病與中風後遺症照護領域,沈研究員帶領團隊開發臺灣醒腦一號(NRICM301),並參與臺灣清腦一號(NRICM201)研發,將中醫藥應用自COVID-19拓展至失智症與中風後認知/運動功能缺損等長期照護議題。臺灣醒腦一號聚焦中風後遺症,已取得台灣與美國專利,完成技轉並進入Essence產品生產階段,即將啟動臨床試驗;臺灣清腦一號則鎖定失智症,已完成臨床試驗規劃與專利布局。此外,他亦積極評估中醫藥對呼吸道融合病毒(RSV)、人類偏肺病毒(HMPV)、登革熱病毒(Dengue)等引發之多重器官衰竭,以及失眠(insomnia)相關之失智症、帕金森氏症(PD)、視神經黃斑退化、慢性腎病(CKD)等中老年常見慢性退行性疾病的治療潛力,已獲多項前瞻性研究成果。
憑藉在感染免疫與神經退行性疾病領域的卓越貢獻,沈郁強研究員於2020、2022、2023、2024及2025年五度入選美國史丹佛大學「學術生涯科學影響力」全球前2%頂尖科學家名單,充分彰顯其國際學術地位。他的研究不僅為國人提供更安全有效的防疫與疾病治療選項,更透過技術轉移、專利佈局與國際市場推廣,成功將NRICM系列創新中醫藥推向全球,推動傳統醫藥現代化,為臺灣生技醫療產業開創新局,並強化我國在國際醫藥科技版圖中的關鍵戰略位置。
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代表著作
- Wei WC, Tsai KC, Liaw CC, Chiou CT, Tseng YH, Liao GY, Lin YC, Chiou WF, Liou KT, Yu IS, Shen YC(*), Su YC. NRICM101 ameliorates SARS-CoV-2-S1-induced pulmonary injury in K18-hACE2 mice model. Front Pharmacol. 2023 Jun 21;14:1125414. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1125414. PMID: 37416063; PMCID: PMC10320700. (*), 共同責任作者 (臺灣清冠一號有效治療COVID19研究)
- Wei WC, Liaw CC, Tsai KC, Chiou CT, Tseng YH, Chiou WF, Lin YC, Tsai CI, Lin CS, Lin CS, Liou KT, Yu IS, Shen YC(*), Su YC. Targeting spike protein-induced TLR/NET axis by COVID-19 therapeutic NRICM102 ameliorates pulmonary embolism and fibrosis. Pharmacol Res. 2022 Oct;184:106424. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106424. Epub 2022 Sep 5. PMID: 36064077; PMCID: PMC9443660. (*),共同責任作者 (臺灣清冠二號有效治療COVID19重症研究)
- Chang CC, Wang YH, Yen JC, Liaw CC, Tsai KC, Wei WC, Chiou WF, Chiou CT, Liou KT, Shen YC(*), Su YC. NRICM101 in combatting COVID-19 induced brain fog: Neuroprotective effects and neurovascular integrity preservation in hACE2 mice. J Tradit Complement Med. 2024 Jul 3;15(1):36-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2024.07.001. PMID: 39807266; PMCID: PMC11725119. (*), 共同責任作者 (臺灣清冠一號有效治療COVID後腦霧研究)
- Shen et al (2024). NRICM102: A Breakthrough in Treating Pulmonary Inflammation, Fibrosis, and COPD – A Multi-Target Approach to Respiratory Health. (臺灣清冠二號有效治療COPD研究; IP application)
- Shen et al (2024). Intervention of NRICM102 and N-acetylcysteine in mitigating hepatorenal toxicity and enhancing cellular defense against bongkrekic acid poisoning. (臺灣清冠二號有效治療邦克烈酸誘發肝腎衰竭研究; IP application)
- Chern CM, Lu CK, Liou KT, Wang YH, Tsai KC, Chang CL, Chang CC, Shen YC(*). Medicarpin isolated from Radix Hedysari ameliorates brain injury in a murine model of cerebral ischemia. J Food Drug Anal. 2021 Dec 15;29(4):581-605. doi: 10.38212/2224-6614.3377. PMID: 35649147; PMCID: PMC9931010. (*), 責任作者 (臺灣醒腦一號有效治療缺血型中風之研究1)
- Wang HW, Liou KT, Lin HJ, Shen YC(*). Deciphering the neuroprotective mechanisms of Bu-yang Huan-wu decoction by an integrative neurofunctional and genomic approach in ischemic stroke mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Oct 31;138(1):22-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.06.033. Epub 2011 Jul 8. PMID: 21784143. (*), 責任作者 (臺灣醒腦一號有效治療缺血型中風之研究2)
- Shen YC, Lu CK, Liou KT, Hou YC, Lin YL, Wang YH, Sun HJ, Liao KH, Wang HW. Common and unique mechanisms of Chinese herbal remedies on ischemic stroke mice revealed by transcriptome analyses. J Ethnopharmacol. 2015 Sep 15;173:370-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.07.018. Epub 2015 Jul 31. PMID: 26239152. 第一作者 (中藥臨床驗方有效治療缺血型中風研究)
專利佈局
- 沙巴蛇草之萃取方法、其萃取物以及用於治療骨質疏鬆、神經退化性疾病、骨骼肌萎縮及促進傷口癒合之用途
- 治療或預防神經性疾病之藥物 (臺灣醒腦一號)
- 植物組成物、中草藥組成物在製備治療肺損傷藥物中之用途(臺灣清冠二號)
- 植物組成物、中草藥組成物及其用途 (臺灣清冠二號)
- USE OF PLANT COMPOSITION, TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE COMPOSITION IN PREPARING MEDICINE FOR TREATING COVID-19 (臺灣清冠二號)
- PLANT COMPOSITION, TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF (臺灣清冠二號)
- 牛膝萃取方法、牛膝萃取物、其用途及包含其之藥物組合
- A composition of Chinese medicine ingredients for treating neurodegenerative diseases (臺灣清腦一號)
- A composition of food ingredients for use as a preventive, therapeutic, or ameliorating agent for acute central nervous system injuries and resulting sequelae (臺灣醒腦一號)
Publication List (2011-2023)
- Liu SH, Huang HT, Lo IW, Lin YC, Liao GY, Chao CH, Huang HC, Chang FR, Li TL, Shen YC*, Liaw CC. Potential natural product 3,4-seco-schitriterpenoids from Kadsura japonica L. as anti-neuroinflammatory agents. Bioorg Chem. 2023 Sep 6;141:106843. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106843. Epub ahead of print. PMID:37696148.
- Lin SY, Chang CL, Liou KT, Kao YK, Wang YH, Chang CC, Kuo TBJ, Huang HT, Yang CCH, Liaw CC, Shen YC*. The protective role of Achyranthes aspera extract against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by alleviating oxidative stress, inflammation, and PANoptosis. J Ethnopharmacol. 2023 Aug 28;319(Pt 1):117097. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117097. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37648176.
- Chang SS, Huang HT, Wei WC, Lo IW, Lin YC, Chao CH, Liao GY, Shen YC, Chen JJ, Li TL, Lin LT, Tai CJ, Kuo YH, Liaw CC. Anti-inflammatory effect of euphane-and tirucallane-type triterpenes isolated from the traditional herb <i>Euphorbia neriifolia</i> L. Front Chem. 2023 Jun 23;11:1223335. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1223335. PMID: 37426336; PMCID: PMC10326319.
- Wei WC, Tsai KC, Liaw CC, Chiou CT, Tseng YH, Liao GY, Lin YC, Chiou WF, Liou KT, Yu IS, Shen YC*, Su YC. NRICM101 ameliorates SARS-CoV-2-S1-induced pulmonary injury in K18-hACE2 mice model. Front Pharmacol. 2023 Jun 21;14:1125414. doi:10.3389/fphar.2023.1125414. PMID: 37416063; PMCID: PMC10320700.
- Huang HT, Lo IW, Liao GY, Lin YC, Shen YC, Huang HC, Li TL, Lee KT, Kuo YH, Liaw CC. Anti-inflammatory sesquiterpene and triterpene acids from <i>Mesona procumbens</i> Hemsley. Front Chem. 2022 Sep 15;10:1003356. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1003356. PMID: 36186589; PMCID: PMC9520569.
- Wei WC, Liaw CC, Tsai KC, Chiou CT, Tseng YH, Chiou WF, Lin YC, Tsai CI, Lin CS, Lin CS, Liou KT, Yu IS, Shen YC*, Su YC. Targeting spike protein-induced TLR/NET axis by COVID-19 therapeutic NRICM102 ameliorates pulmonary embolism and fibrosis. Pharmacol Res. 2022 Oct;184:106424. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106424. Epub 2022 Sep 5. PMID: 36064077; PMCID: PMC9443660.
- Tseng YH, Lin SJ, Hou SM, Wang CH, Cheng SP, Tseng KY, Lee MY, Lee SM, Huang YC, Lin CJ, Lin CK, Tsai TL, Lin CS, Cheng MH, Fong TS, Tsai CI, Lu YW, Lin JC, Huang YW, Hsu WC, Kuo HH, Wang LH, Liaw CC, Wei WC, Tsai KC, Shen YC, Chiou WF, Lin JG, Su YC. Curbing COVID-19 progression and mortality with traditional Chinese medicine among hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A propensity score-matched analysis. Pharmacol Res. 2022 Oct;184:106412. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106412. Epub 2022 Aug 23. PMID: 36007774; PMCID: PMC9395232.
- Chern CM, Lu CK, Liou KT, Wang YH, Tsai KC, Chang CL, Chang CC, Shen YC*. Medicarpin isolated from Radix Hedysari ameliorates brain injury in a murine model of cerebral ischemia. J Food Drug Anal. 2021 Dec 15;29(4):581-605. doi: 10.38212/2224-6614.3377. PMID: 35649147; PMCID: PMC9931010.
- Chen LL, Lee MH, Chang CL, Liou KT, Liu SH, Chern CM, Chen HI, Shen YC*, Wang YH. Suppression of Inflammatory and Fibrotic Signals by Cinnamon (<i>Cinnamomum cassia</i>) and Cinnamaldehyde in Cyclophosphamide-Induced Overactive Bladder in Mice. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Dec 22;2021:5205759. doi:10.1155/2021/5205759. PMID: 34976095; PMCID: PMC8716214.
- Kung YY, Kuo TBJ, Lai CT, Shen YC, Su YC, Yang CCH. Disclosure of suboptimalhealth status through traditional Chinese medicine-based body constitution and pulse patterns. Complement Ther Med. 2021 Jan;56:102607. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102607. Epub 2020 Nov 19. PMID: 33220452.
- Chen LL, Shen YC, Ke CC, Imtiyaz Z, Chen HI, Chang CH, Lee MH. Efficacy of cinnamon patch treatment for alleviating symptoms of overactive bladder: A,double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Phytomedicine. 2021 Jan; 80:153380. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153380. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33091856.
- Chern CM, Zhou H, Wang YH, Chang CL, Chiou WF, Chang WT, Yao CH, Liou KT, Shen YC*. Osthole ameliorates cartilage degradation by downregulation of NF-κB and HIF-2α pathways in an osteoarthritis murine model. Eur J Pharmacol. 2020 Jan15;867:172799. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172799. Epub 2019 Nov 22. PMID:31765607.
- Wang YH , Chern CM , Liou KT , Kuo YH , Shen YC* . Ergostatrien-7,9(11),22-trien-3β-ol from Antrodia camphorata ameliorates ischemic stroke brain injury via downregulation of p65NF-κ-B and caspase 3, and activation of Akt/GSK3/catenin-associated neurogenesis. Food Funct. 2019 Aug1;10(8):4725-4738. doi: 10.1039/c9fo00908f. Epub 2019 Jul 15. PMID: 31304955.
- Hsu WH, Shen YC, Shiao YJ, Kuo CH, Lu CK, Lin TY, Ku WC, Lin YL. Combined proteomic and metabolomic analyses of cerebrospinal fluid from mice with ischemic stroke reveals the effects of a Buyang Huanwu decoction in neurodegenerative disease. PLoS One. 2019 Jan 15;14(1):e0209184. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209184. PMID: 30645580; PMCID: PMC6333407.
- Wang YH, Liou KT, Tsai KC, Liu HK, Yang LM, Chern CM, Shen YC*. GSK-3 inhibition through GLP-1R allosteric activation mediates the neurogenesis promoting effect of P7C3 after cerebral ischemic/reperfusional injury in mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2018 Oct 15;357:88-105. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2018.08.023. Epub 2018 Sep 4. PMID: 30189238.
- Shen YC, Juan CW, Lin CS, Chen CC, Chang CL. NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF <i>TERMINALIA CHEBULA</i> EXTRACTS AND ELLAGIC ACID IN PC12 CELLS. Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017 Jun 5;14(4):22-30. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i4.3. PMID: 28638863; PMCID: PMC5471469.
- Huang YL, Shen CC, Shen YC, Chiou WF, Chen CC. Anti-inflammatory and Antiosteoporosis Flavonoids from the Rhizomes of Helminthostachys zeylanica. J Nat Prod. 2017 Feb 24;80(2):246-253. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b01164. Epub 2017 Feb 7. PMID: 28169537.
- Chien MY, Chuang CH, Chern CM, Liou KT, Liu DZ, Hou YC, Shen YC*. Salvianolic acid A alleviates ischemic brain injury through the inhibition of inflammation and apoptosis and the promotion of neurogenesis in mice. Free Radic Biol Med. 2016 Oct;99:508-519. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.09.006. Epub 2016 Sep 5. PMID: 27609227.
- Chen HJ, Shen YC*, Shiao YJ, Liou KT, Hsu WH, Hsieh PH, Lee CY, Chen YR, Lin YL. Multiplex Brain Proteomic Analysis Revealed the Molecular Therapeutic Effects of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on Cerebral Ischemic Stroke Mice. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 22;10(10):e0140823. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140823. PMID: 26492191; PMCID: PMC4619651.
- Shen YC, Lu CK, Liou KT, Hou YC, Lin YL, Wang YH, Sun HJ, Liao KH, Wang HW. Common and unique mechanisms of Chinese herbal remedies on ischemic stroke mice revealed by transcriptome analyses. J Ethnopharmacol. 2015 Sep 15;173:370-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.07.018. Epub 2015 Jul 31. PMID: 26239152.
- Wong YK, Chou MK, Shen YC, Wang YH, Yen JC, Chen CF, Lin SK, Liao JF. Preventive effect of baicalein on methamphetamine-induced amnesia in the passive avoidance test in mice. Pharmacology. 2014;93(5-6):278-85. doi: 10.1159/000365008. Epub 2014 Aug 21. PMID: 25170749.
- Hou YC, Lu CK, Wang YH, Chern CM, Liou KT, Wang HW, Shen YC*. Unique mechanisms of sheng yu decoction ( shèng yù tang) on ischemic stroke mice revealed by an integrated neurofunctional and transcriptome analysis. J Tradit Complement Med. 2013 Oct;3(4):240-9. doi: 10.4103/2225-4110.119703. PMID: 24716184; PMCID: PMC3925003.
- Chern CM, Wang YH, Liou KT, Hou YC, Chen CC, Shen YC*. 2-Methoxystypandrone ameliorates brain function through preserving BBB integrity and promoting neurogenesis in mice with acute ischemic stroke. Biochem Pharmacol. 2014 Feb 1;87(3):502-14. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.11.018. Epub 2013 Dec 14. PMID: 24342702.
- Shen YC, Yen JC, Liou KT. Ameliorative effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester on an eccentric exercise-induced skeletal muscle injury by down-regulating NF-κb mediated inflammation. Pharmacology. 2013;91(3-4):219-28. doi: 10.1159/000348412. Epub 2013 Apr 3. PMID: 23571777.
- Pan MY, Shen YC, Lu CH, Yang SY, Ho TF, Peng YT, Chang CC. Prodigiosin activates endoplasmic reticulum stress cell death pathway in human breast carcinoma cell lines. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2012 Dec 15;265(3):325-34. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2012.08.034. Epub 2012 Sep 12. PMID: 22982536.
- Liao YR, Kuo PC, Liang JW, Shen YC, Wu TS. An efficient total synthesis of a potent anti-inflammatory agent, benzocamphorin F, and its anti-inflammatory activity. Int J Mol Sci. 2012;13(8):10432-10440. doi: 10.3390/ijms130810432. Epub 2012 Aug 21. PMID: 22949872; PMCID: PMC3431870.
- Lai JK, Wu HC, Shen YC, Hsieh HY, Yang SY, Chang CC. Krüppel-like factor 4 is involved in cell scattering induced by hepatocyte growth factor. J Cell Sci. 2012 Oct 15;125(Pt 20):4853-64. doi: 10.1242/jcs.108910. Epub 2012 Aug 1. PMID: 22854048.
- Chern CM, Liao JF, Wang YH, Shen YC*. Melatonin ameliorates neural function by promoting endogenous neurogenesis through the MT2 melatonin receptor in ischemic-stroke mice. Free Radic Biol Med. 2012 May 1;52(9):1634-47. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.01.030. Epub 2012 Feb 10. PMID: 22330064.
- Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy M, Shen YC, Ohkoshi E, Bastow KF, Qian K, Lee KH, Wu TS. Bis-chalcone analogues as potent NO production inhibitors and as cytotoxic agents. Eur J Med Chem. 2012 Jan;47(1):97-103. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.10.026. Epub 2011 Oct 20. PMID: 22115618.
- Hsu JW, Wang SJ, Lin CL, Hsieh WC, Lirng JF, Shen YC, Liao MH, Chou YH. Short term vs. long term test-retest reproducibility of ¹²³I-ADAM for the binding of serotonin transporters in the human brain. Psychiatry Res. 2011 Dec 30;194(3):224-229. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.04.011. Epub 2011 Nov 10.PMID: 22079655.
- Chang CC, Wang YH, Chern CM, Liou KT, Hou YC, Peng YT, Shen YC*. Prodigiosin inhibits gp91(phox) and iNOS expression to protect mice against the oxidative/nitrosative brain injury induced by hypoxia-ischemia. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2011 Nov 15;257(1):137-47. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2011.08.027. Epub 2011Sep 7. PMID: 21925195.
- Wang HW, Liou KT, Wang YH, Lu CK, Lin YL, Lee IJ, Huang ST, Tsai YH, Cheng YC, Lin HJ, Shen YC*. Deciphering the neuroprotective mechanisms of Bu-yang Huan-wu decoction by an integrative neurofunctional and genomic approach in ischemic stroke mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Oct 31;138(1):22-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.06.033. Epub 2011 Jul 8. PMID: 21784143.
